Lavenay
Lavenay | |
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Part of Loir en Vallée | |
Location of Lavenay | |
Lavenay Lavenay | |
| Coordinates: 47°47′30″N 0°42′05″E / 47.7917°N 0.7014°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Sarthe |
| Arrondissement | La Flèche |
| Canton | Montval-sur-Loir |
| Commune | Loir en Vallée |
Area 1 | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | 301 |
| • Density | 39/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 72310 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lavenay (French pronunciation: [lavnɛ]) is a former commune in the Sarthe department in the region of Pays de la Loire in north-western France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Loir en Vallée.[2] Its population was 301 in 2022.[1]
Geography
The Braye forms most of the commune's south-eastern border, then flows into the Loir, which forms most of its south-western border.
Transport
The railway station is at Pont-de-Braye, a hamlet south of Lavenay.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Populations de référence 2022" [Reference populations 2022] (PDF) (in French). INSEE. December 2024.
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 December 2016 (in French)
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